Worker Dies After Becoming Trapped in Equipment at Paving Stone Plant
- A worker died Oct. 10, after becoming trapped inside mechanical equipment at the Nicolock Paving Stones plant in Sparta Township, N.J., according to Sparta Township police. The type of equipment involved has not been released.
- Coworkers removed the man from the equipment and first responders took him by ambulance to Newton Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
- Police did not say whether other workers were injured. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
- Nicolock Paving, headquartered in Lindenhurst, N.Y., manufactures paving stones, retaining walls and other hardscape materials.
Construction Worker Drowns after Water Main Break
- A construction worker was killed Oct. 9 when water from a broken main submerged him as he worked in a hole beneath a road outside the Roosevelt Field mall in East Garden City.
- Coworkers hoisted Peralta out of the hole and first responders performed lifesaving measures at the scene. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
- Peralta worked for a private contractor hired to repair a private water main and hydrant on Roosevelt Field’s property.
- Police opened an investigation. The cause of the water main break has not been released.
Evonik Employees Practice Forklift Safety, Fire Response at Annual Safety Event
- Evonik employees in Tippecanoe County, Ind., took part in the company’s annual Safety and Quality Days, an event built around workplace safety training, hands-on demonstrations and connections across departments.
- Activities included an indoor mini forklift rodeo with a job aid designed to get operators to pause and review safe procedures before starting a task, plus an outdoor forklift competition in which qualified employees timed themselves stacking and maneuvering the vehicles.
- The event also highlighted fire and chemical safety. Captain Skylar Delph said the Tippecanoe Laboratories Fire Department trains with Evonik and responds to some hazardous-material spills and mutual-aid calls outside the plant.
- Ben Larson, Evonik’s director of environmental health and safety, said the event let employees meet colleagues from other departments and learn about their work. Employees could also receive free flu shots.